What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Engineer - Phoenix, AZ position at APEL Extrusions?
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The Company: APEL Extrusions Inc
APEL Extrusions is an independent extruder, finisher and fabricator of aluminum extrusions serving the commercial, residential, and industrial markets of Western Canada and the Western United States. With facilities in Calgary, Canada, Coburg, Oregon, and a new, greenfield facility in Phoenix Arizona, APEL Extrusions is a fully integrated extruder with six extrusion presses, (2 in Calgary and 3 in Oregon and 1 in Phoenix) and a full array of finishing capabilities occupying over 600,000 square feet of modern manufacturing space employing approximately 250 people.
Job Summary
The Environmental Engineer will execute the daily functions of the environmental compliance plan for APEL Extrusions, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ. They will be accountable for all Environmental, Health, and Safety activities reducing risk, eliminating incidents, and ensuring the location remains in compliance with all external regulatory requirements and internal management guidelines. The Environmental Engineer will play an integral role in ensuring the locations environmental air permit and water permit meet all regulatory requirements and all data, process detail, and compliance information is maintained for the plants anodizing and painting processes.
Duties and responsibilities
- Maintain all records and documents as they pertain to the environmental air permit and water permit.
- Perform site compliance sampling and submission to labs for analysis.
- Assess and monitor site compliance with all local, state, and federal environmental regulations.
- Work with plant personnel to ensure compliance.
- Develop and conduct required environmental training.
- Facilitate environmental incident prevention and investigation processes and prepare reports to appropriate agencies.
- Direct the facility’s waste management program.
- Conduct site regulatory compliance audits.
- Monitor waste streams and waste products to eliminate or minimize waste generation.
- Monitor wastewater treatment systems to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Interface with all levels of the organization and external agencies, vendors and contacts.
- Participate in all environmental incident investigations.
- Actively pursue projects or process improvements that can reduce environmental impacts, reduce costs, and increase efficiencies of environmental functions.
- Develop and execute strategic and tactical Health and Safety plans to drive fatality prevention, increase risk recognition, and reduce injuries/incidents.
- Ensure the Health and Safety activities reduce risk, eliminate incidents, and are performed within external regulatory requirements and internal management guidelines.
- Develop, conduct, oversee and supervise all EHS training.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications / Competencies - Knowledge - Skills
- Strong communication, analytical and human relations skills.
- Skilled in use of personal computers with emphasis on analytical software.
- Ability to take initiative, meet deadlines, and work in a team environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Health and Safety, or Chemical Engineering from an accredited institution.
- 3-5 years’ Environmental Engineering experience within a manufacturing or industrial work environment.
- Previous experience in aluminum manufacturing preferred.
- Experience in preparing EHS policies / procedures, self-assessments, training and audit processes.
- Experience in preparing environmental permit applications.
Contact:
Please apply online at apelextusions.com.
APEL thanks all applicants for their interest, but only selected candidates will be contacted.
No telephone inquiries please.